Guitar (hex) pickup into Max

Firstly, from what I’ve read a hex pickup such as the Roland GK-3 outputs 6 signals (one for each guitar string) through a 13-pin connector. Are these audio signals? According to various web sites they are, but I sent Roland UK an email to verify this and they said that it only sends MIDI data, which would mean there is an audio-to-midi converter built directly into the pickup.

Secondly, if they are audio signals, what is the best way to get them into a Max? I haven’t been able to find a 13-pin to USB converter type thingy. I know there are devices such as the Roland GI20 which will convert the hex pickup signal to MIDI then send it to the computer, but I’d like to get the raw audio feeds in if possible.

>Hello,
>
>I have a couple of questions for the guitar synth users:
>
>Firstly, from what I’ve read a hex pickup such as the Roland GK-3
>outputs 6 signals (one for each guitar string) through a 13-pin
>connector. Are these audio signals? According to various web sites
>they are, but I sent Roland UK an email to verify this and they said
>that it only sends MIDI data, which would mean there is an
>audio-to-midi converter built directly into the pickup.
>
>Secondly, if they are audio signals, what is the best way to get
>them into a Max? I haven’t been able to find a 13-pin to USB
>converter type thingy. I know there are devices such as the Roland
>GI20 which will convert the hex pickup signal to MIDI then send it
>to the computer, but I’d like to get the raw audio feeds in if
>possible.
>

somewhere on the web there is schematics explaining which pin i swhich string

i have seen this page (many times) when searching things like
"guitar synth" etc – should be easy to find (with google)

2/ to get those in max i would use a 6 in audio intreface (with 6
preamps and/or 6 DI boxes) – some soldreing to get the 13 pins into 6
jacks……… (schematics on the web)

best

kasper

>>
>>
>>I have a couple of questions for the guitar synth users:
>>
>>Firstly, from what I’ve read a hex pickup such as the Roland GK-3
>>outputs 6 signals (one for each guitar string) through a 13-pin
>>connector. Are these audio signals? According to various web sites
>>they are, but I sent Roland UK an email to verify this and they
>>said that it only sends MIDI data, which would mean there is an
>>audio-to-midi converter built directly into the pickup.
>>
>>Secondly, if they are audio signals, what is the best way to get
>>them into a Max? I haven’t been able to find a 13-pin to USB
>>converter type thingy. I know there are devices such as the Roland
>>GI20 which will convert the hex pickup signal to MIDI then send it
>>to the computer, but I’d like to get the raw audio feeds in if
>>possible.
>>
>
>
>somewhere on the web there is schematics explaining which pin i swhich string
>
>i have seen this page (many times) when searching things like
>"guitar synth" etc – should be easy to find (with google)
>
>best
>
>kasper

At 4:12 PM +0100 9/12/07, John wrote:
>Firstly, from what I’ve read a hex pickup such as the Roland GK-3 outputs 6 signals (one for each guitar string) through a 13-pin connector. Are these audio signals? According to various web sites they are, but I sent Roland UK an email to verify this and they said that it only sends MIDI data, which would mean there is an audio-to-midi converter built directly into the pickup.

Roland UK is wrong. There is no MIDI send down the 13 pin, only power, six audio channels, and the knob & switch info.

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I built a cable that splits the 6 audio lines from the 13-pin DIN plug
out to 6 1/4" TS plugs, plugged them directly into a MOTU Traveler and
it works fine.

-Alex

On Sep 12, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Kasper T Toeplitz
internet.fr> wrote:

> ok, now i realise how incomplete my answer was
>
> so
>
> 1/ the GK-3 sends audio plus some midi, from the switches
>
> but it sends the 6 strings audio on 6 channels (6 wires)
>
> 2/ to get those in max i would use a 6 in audio intreface (with 6
> preamps and/or 6 DI boxes) – some soldreing to get the 13 pins into
> 6 jacks……… (schematics on the web)
>
> best
>
> kasper
>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a couple of questions for the guitar synth users:
>>>
>>> Firstly, from what I’ve read a hex pickup such as the Roland GK-3
>>> outputs 6 signals (one for each guitar string) through a 13-pin
>>> connector. Are these audio signals? According to various web sites
>>> they are, but I sent Roland UK an email to verify this and they
>>> said that it only sends MIDI data, which would mean there is an
>>> audio-to-midi converter built directly into the pickup.
>>>
>>> Secondly, if they are audio signals, what is the best way to get
>>> them into a Max? I haven’t been able to find a 13-pin to USB
>>> converter type thingy. I know there are devices such as the Roland
>>> GI20 which will convert the hex pickup signal to MIDI then send it
>>> to the computer, but I’d like to get the raw audio feeds in if
>>> possible.
>>>
>>
>>
>> somewhere on the web there is schematics explaining which pin i
>> swhich string
>>
>> i have seen this page (many times) when searching things like
>> "guitar synth" etc – should be easy to find (with google)
>>
>> best
>>
>> kasper